River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10
DIFFICULTIES IN cHrESrS.

- " - '-e NO"s s4eeA' healthy and in good
DlFFIcELTIEs IN CHCESINs
Henry Stewart says in the Country Gentlemen.
There are several causes OF the dia,epItv IN
ehurniug cream At this season The most CON,
mon are setting the milk at too low atenper at,r
warming the cream too much. churning At too
ow iemperature: keeping the cream to- long:
and the condition OF tbs COW produced by made
quate feeding, or exposure 10 excessive cold...
HINTS TO HoUsEgUmDERs.
The Country Gentleman gives the following
rules by way Of suggestion for country residents,
farmers and others who intend TO erect dwell
ings next spring:
Choose good spot for the house healthy,
dry, with good dransge-and IL possible, with =
good prospect. landscape and trees. Surface
water should run OF in every direction.
Secure provisions for pure water = IL not ~
wells and springs, then with i.tered rain-water
Many lose their lives by using impure water.
Place the house where il will be most accessi-
bic from all parts Of the farm, as nearly as may
be, Tor the convenience OF the owner and his
men in their constant labors.
beginning AZ The basement or cellar. let IL
be well lighted, with double glazed Windows
aud always kept dry and clean, so a. never to
need cleaning.
Let the cellar extend unde. the whole house.
for preserving the timbers from rotting, and sf-
1 fOrding the room.
/ For country houses. wood i usually best aud
cheapest. Stone walls are cold and damn ut,less
well furred, lsthed and plastered. All 6ries
walls should have air-spsces. In building with
wood, adopt balloon frames with air-spacrs be-
tween outside and interior plastesing. with The
additional security OF using building paper or
brick inside, and use plenty OF nails a. thew an.
/ the cheapest strengtheners
IL the cellar has not perfect nat ural drainage
I lay tile outside all around the wall foot and
/ h9f below the wall, with free discharge; snd
cross drains into II 10 keep the cellar free from
/ dampness.
Few spacious windows arc better than many
/ contracted ones.
Avoid hanging doors TO swing outside on
/ stair-laudings, and never place them so as 10
| strike each other when opened
/ Bedrooms should be large enough 70 avoid
| placing the bed against 4 window ~ closet door
/ Plenty OF closets should be provided and hang
1 the closet door so that the closet may receive
/ light from the nearest window.
Adjoiaing the kitchen, dining or living room.
( should be small rouH accessible from outside
1 for workingmen 10 leave muddy boots and over
4 coats, and 10 wash their hands.
/ In the country, avoid basement Kitchen. and
/ place kitchen. living room and, common bedrooms
( all on floor, for ready access.
/ To deaden the floor between the cellar and
/ room above, nail flooring on the lower sides OF
}
4 concrete and then lay the floor Thi. will ex-
/ clude sounds, prevent rising exhalations from
fruit room or cellar, and prove additional securi-
/ " against fire.
1 THINGS TO REMEMBER.
! Hold your land and your purse in your own
hand ss long ~ you live. II is true il you have
plenty and some 10 spare, you can divte with
I George and Jane. But be sure and keepenougb
/ for yourself ana wife.
/ To remove spots from yarnish, take a soft
cloth and wet it in alcohol; rub the spot briskly
/ and it will disappear entirely; then rub on lit
/ tie boiled linseed oil. audit viii be restored 10
its original color and polish.
4 Dark wall paper makes room look several
inches smslier than it IL in reality whilst light
[ paper has the contrary effect.
1t is = matter or common belief that old meat
/ that Is, meat from aged animals uniformly
/ tough, and that from young IL uniformly tender
There Is something fallacious In this view but
il old beasts iAttened raj id and killed when
in the flush uf condition the meat viii be tender
but il killed when in shrinking condition the
meat will be tough.
| Don't forget to attend the institute. dairy. and
other winter meetings. The informs alton you
will obtain Will be of great value to say nothing
/ OF the many new ideas which Will be- advanced
/ food for reflection in these weeks OF compare
/ tive leisure.
There is Ro necessity for expensive or elab-
/ orately built houses. Ali the ornament that can
be applied will amount to nothing unless hens
are kept warm. A pOultry-hogse that il low AZ
the rear and constructed as 10 admit Of as
little loss Of heat pOss Dle, with plenty of
light, VIII give better results than any other.